2001 Dodge Dodge Truck

1) NORMAL DRIVING AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE. TIRE PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED ON ONE OF FOUR WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES. WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED BY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN AND CRACKS ON INNERBEAD WERE FOUND TO BE SOURCE OF AIR LEAK. WHEEL WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER SPECIAL WARRANTY CONDITIONS. OTHER WHEELS WERE INSPECTED AND NO CRACKS FOUND AT THAT TIME. 2) REMAINING THREE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS DEVELOPED CRACKS ON INNER BEAD PERPENDICULAR TO INNER BEAD AT A LATER DATE. NUMBER OF CRACKS VARY PER WHEEL FROM 3 TO 8 CRACKS. LENGTH AND WIDTH OF CRACKS VARY ALSO. CRACKS ARE NOT VISIBLE UNLESS WHEELS ARE REMOVED OR INSPECTION TAKES PLACE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. (HIDDEN HAZARD OR DEFECT). CRACKS COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED TIRE PRESSURE LOSS OR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF WHEEL LEADING TO UNEXPECTED TIRE PRESSURE LOSS OR WORSE. 3) WHEELS WERE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET WHEELS TO ELIMINATED SAFETY CONCERN. *NM

ON THREE OCCASIONS, CENTER CAPS ON FRONT SPORT RIMS HAVE POPPED OFF DURING DRIVING. HAVE HAD TO ORDER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM DEALER FOR NEW ONES AND THEY STILL DENY THAT ANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOTICED OTHER RAM TRUCKS (EVEN ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP) WITH MISSING CENTER CAPS SO THIS MUST BE SOME KIND OF PROBLEM. ONLY HAPPENS TO FRONT TIRES BUT ALL WHEELS WHEN ROTATED TO FRONT. TS